Island Chapel News Roundup of Local Club and Visits
The Patoka Panthers 4 H Club met at the Dean Britt home for its monthly session with Rosemary Britt and Leta Nattier giving a candle making demonstration. Mrs. Helen Mullen and Mrs. Lee Crawford visited Carol Crabb in Harrisburg and attended the Methodist Church Bazaar. The choir performed with Miss Martha Crabb, Everett Purdue returned from St Marys Hospital. Local residents Ellis Doolen Vernon and Mabel Brokelmeyer visited in Okanville with brothers Chester and Oscar Doolen. Kenneth Meador and Orval Sharp attended the NFC National Convention in St Louis. Wayne Dearlock of Vandalia became the local Sealtest Milkman.
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Patoka Panthers 4-H
Dean Britt
Rosemary Britt
Leta Nattier
Helen Mullen
Lee Crawford
Carol Crabb
Harrisburg
Martha Crabb
Ellis Doolen
Vernon
Mabel Brokelmeyer
Okanville
Chester
Oscar Doolen
Kenneth Meador
Orval Sharp
St. Louis
Missouri
Keil Auditorium
Wayne Dearlock
Vandalia
Patoka Mohawks Take Third in Big Six Tournament
The Patoka Mohawks defeated the Carlyle Indians 41-29 to secure third place after fending off a late third quarter challenge.
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Patoka
Patoka Mohawks
Carlyle Indians
Carlyle
Indians
Mohawks
Titans
Central City
S. Kline
Lawson
Thanksgiving visits and local sports notes in Patoka area
Possum Trot and nearby towns report Thanksgiving visits across Indiana and Illinois. Families welcome new baby Douglas Willard Carter in Vandalia, and local figures attend gatherings, games, and social events. High school basketball highlights include Patoka, Central City, and Carlyle with Titans and Mohawks scoring leads and double figure hitters.
Letters to Santa From 1965 Readers
A collection of child Christmas wish lists dated December 1965 requests items such as toys dolls trains guns and games. Names include Leon Towler Jane Tam Sandra Belcher Becky Sue Adams Mark Sullens Jerri Lynn Maas Charles Allen Gioe and Kevin Griffin among others with notes of good behavior and holiday gratitude.
Post Office Urges Mail Early
The Post Office Department urges sending Christmas mail early to avoid delays. Postmaster cites 1815 milestone and 1812 New Orleans events to illustrate long delivery times and advises mail as early as possible to preserve holiday joy.
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New Orleans
Belgium
Barnes
Andrew Jackson
Patoka
California visitor stays with Vernon relatives in Vandalia
Mr. Logan Morey of California spent several days last week with cousins Mrs. Bertha Holt Mrs. Ora Whitehurst and Orval West and other relatives and is now visiting relatives in Vandalia.
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Logan Morey
California
Bertha Holt
Ora Whitehurst
Orval West
Vandalia
Goose hunting in muddy fields ends with success
A hunter recounts coaching a woman to capture a goose, then a long wait for makeup and rest. After a cold spell and a coffee spill she resumes, but final success comes when nine pound geese are carried home across muddy corn fields.
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Island Chapel
Everett Purdue
St. Mary’s Hospital
Paul B. William
Lois Burns
Hammond
Indiana
Lela William
Manteno
Illinois
Chicago
Decatur
Robert Carter
Douglas Willard
Carter
Baby
John Helpingstine
Cecil Branch
Salem
Fairfield
Butch Logue
Alma
Verland Carter
Paul B. Williams
Harry Maxey
Norman Helvig
Texas
W. L. Heskett
Howard Downey
Otto
Homer Osborn
Mildred
Cape Girardeau
Don
Matthew Todd
Lela Helpingstine
Keith Cain
West of Patoka
Laura Carter
Alvin Gray
Alvin
Alpha Gray
R. Kline
Payne
Newkink
Randant
M. Cox
Patoka News
Nellie Perkins
Leona Parker
Harold Atchison
Santa
Leon Towler
P.S
Jane
Tammy
Sandra Belcher
Perk) Perkins
Paula Belcher
Randy
Rusty
Becky Sue Adams
Mrs. Robinson
Mark Sullens
Charles Allen
Jerri Lynn Maas
Giee
Gioe
Kevin Griffin
Rena
ARROW
Jade East
Centralia
Boy’s Dept
Cox & Martin Funeral Homes
Sandoval
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